Eli Sokolov

Eli is a Portfolio Manager of Cliffwater LLC and a member of the hedge fund research team.

Prior to joining Cliffwater in 2007, Eli was a Senior Associate at MSCI Barra, where he conducted research in the areas of trading cost, securities analyst skill, real estate risk, firm valuation, and alpha forecasts.

He earned a BA in Astrophysics and Economics with distinction from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA with highest honors from The Anderson School at the University of California, Los Angeles. Eli holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Society Los Angeles.